Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus)

Other Scientific Names
Heliactin bilophum [Stotz et al. (1996)], Heliactin cornuta [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Horned Sungem, Sungem, Horned Hummingbird

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10.20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1820)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, lowland dry grassland, dry forest, rural gardens. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil (B), Suriname.

Extreme southern Surinam through CN, eastern and central Brazil (Amapá; Maranh�o to Alagoas and Bahia south to S�o Paulo and west to western Mato Grosso, irregularly to Rondônia) to eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz); also reported from Acre (extreme western Brazil).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus) [XC484627]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Pirenopolis. Pirineus State Park, Brazil (song)

Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus) [XC172596]
by Ciro Albano from Alto Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Species of uncertain systematic position. External morphology and behaviour indicate close affinities with Heliothryx and Loddigesia. Species name has normally been given as Heliactin cornuta, but bilopha has priority by one year.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus) - 10 files

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